I'm pretty sure Sir Anthem wouldn't have submitted to a forced-march, neither would Mae have been merciful enough to give him one.

But the art! I love the little details, like the horse's bit & bridle being off centre as if they were actually going (or have been going) someplace. What's the meaning of the silver rose flag, though?

I think wangxiuming is doing a series of Major Arcana tarot cards, so some artistic liberty can be expected. To me, these pieces are more about symbolism than they are about accurately depicting IC RP.

The fact that wangxiuming thinks Mae symbolizes Death says a lot about how well you've RP'd her!

Also, obligatory emote about the art:

Mi-Le (弥勒) -"Meditate, monks. Do not be negligent, lest you regret it later." ((-Saṃyutta Nikāya 35.145))-Monk of the Old Order and the Way. Will not kill.
-[IC Journal]
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For all of the last few cards I've pulled together different elements/symbols from their original Tarot cards and incorporated characters from BG into them. I also considered the meanings of the cards and tried to choose the ones I felt resonated for each character. My takes on the cards are not supposed to represent actual events, but to kinda merge the major symbols of the original cards with BG characters and the major themes of their IC character arcs.

In my admittedly basic understanding of Tarot, the Death card encapsulates endings, beginnings, transformation and change. I thought the revelation of Mae's treachery and manipulation of Anthem would fit with those themes in a couple ways. First, obviously the whole affair led to the end of Anthem's life. Second, it could also represent Mae's "transformation" from apparent Helmite guardian to the nefarious villain she's seen as now.

In terms of symbolism, the original Death Card has the figure of Death riding a white steed, bearing a black flag with a rose on it. Figures of varying station - including a bishop - prostrate themselves before Death, because Death does not discriminate (the site I linked does a better job of explaining the meaning behind each symbol). For my take, I substituted Mae for the figure of Death and thought Anthem would make a fitting bishop.

While Mae did not actually lead Anthem down a forced march, her holding the rope and leading him in the picture is intended as a metaphor for how her guidance/manipulation would eventually lead to his death.

tldr: I tried to mash together symbols from actual tarot cards with metaphors/themes from IC RP.